Garment



J1me 1941- H. N. TURNER :rm. 2,244,583

GARMENT 4 Filed June 3, 1939 2. APPAREL,

Patented June 3, 1941 Search Room UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to womens house garments, such as housedresses, slip-overs, and uniforms for domestic and public operators of general activity, including maternity garments.

An object of the invention is to produce a garment having characteristics apart from those now in general use, and wherein a tailored effeet and a form fitting garment which conforms to the figures of the wearers results; the garment also eliminates the use of an underslip or petticoat and has other advantages, as compared with known garments.

Furthermore, this invention relates to womens and misses dresses not only for house, but for street and general wear also.

Another object of this invention is to make a dress which may be used for not only house wear, but for street wear, maternity wear, or a dress for public service wear, such as waitresses, beauty shop operators, nurses, for all public service wear and especially for use in places where sleeveless garments are prohibited. It will be noted that this dress provides a sleeve reaching approximately half way to the elbow.

The design and cut of this garment is essentially difierent from that of any other garment now on the market, or any that has been on the market, to the best knowledge and belief of the inventors.

This garment is designed with a "set-in" sleeve, with fullness at the shoulders by using either darts or gathers, and the sleeve being held together on the under side of the arm by the use of buttons and buttonholes in lieu of an underarm seam, generally used by sleeves of this character, thereby giving the wearer complete protection for street wear in a garment of an adjustable nature in which this garment is made and allowing ample space for the resetting of buttons, on the under side of the sleeve, in order that the wearer may reset the buttons upon variance of the wearers figure.

A still further object of this type of sleeve is to give a neat, comfortable and stylish fitting sleeve and enabling the wearer to unbutton both sleeves underneath the arm and spread the dress in a flat position for easy laundering.

This garment is distinct and different from any other on the market, in that it may be spread out flat for easy laundering, at the same time embodying the sleeve herein noted.-

A further object of this dress construction is in its generous out (without any idea of skimping material), the skirt portions of this garment being so generously overlapping as to provide practically a double skirt, the back of the skirt almost meeting in front on the wearer, and the front panel of the skirt overlapping the back section of the skirt, each forming an almost complet skirt in itself, thereby enabling the wearer to dispense with the usual underclothes or underskirt or petticoat necessary in most wrap-arounds or the usual type of dress not designated as wrap-arounds.

This garment is designed with a view to attractiveness, adjustability, style and to provide a dress especially suitable for maternity wear.

This garment is designed to be of a shape and cut unlike any other garment now on the market or at any time known by the inventors to be in use.

The front and back of this garment are designed with a series of panels, five in number, in both the back and front sections, not shaped or cut like any other garment known to the inventors.

The design of this garment, while being a wrap-around, is designed to give the appearance of the regular type dress for house, street and general wear.

The inventors are taking into consideration the need of a garment with complete adjustability, including its set-in sleeves which button underneath the arm with buttons onto a section of the garment amply cut for the resetting of the buttons to make it still further adjustable to be especially desirable in a dress for maternity wear.

The construction of this garment or dress with its adjustable set-in" sleeves makes it wholly adaptable to being made up in materials of more dressy types, such as taffetas, crepes, woolens and silks of various natures, Rayons, prints and all wash materials.

The garment has over the shoulder and under the arm the usual curvature or cut used in most types of dresses using a set-in sleeve, that employ a seam or seams beneath the arms to complete or finish the sleeves of garments commonly used. This curvature or cut is intended to accommodate the setting in of the sleeve employed in this dress, which sleeve has no underarm seam or seams, but is joined together by the unusual method of buttons and buttonholes on the under side of the sleeve.

This garment when laid fiat or opened out will be found to be unlike in shape and pattern and to differ from any other garment with set-in sleeves.

The design of this garment is entirely original and is unique and a distinct novelty, due to,

among other things, set-in sleeves which are held together by buttons and buttonholes underneath the arm and the arrangement of the series of panels employed in the skirit construction of this garment.

This garment is especially designed to be in shape and pattern unlike either wrap-arounds or ordinary dresses.

This garment is designed to have the appearance of a street dress while also serving the purpose of a wrap-around and to eliminate the use of slips, petticoats and other undergarments while used as a street dress or for house wear.

In the above reasons, this garment is designed in a shape and pattern different and unlike that of any other garment.

This design is novel in shape and pattern (being unlike any other garment) in its construction and generous use of material required to produce the style and protective features of a street dress and yet being of a wrap-around nature.

The inventors having had extensive experience in dress designing and construction, and realizing the great need for an attractive, stylish and comfortable garment for maternity wear, have designed this dress to conform to the various changes of the figure and have provided for these changes scientificially, thereby producing a garment or dress that can be worn during the entire period of pregnancy.

The inventors of this garment have examined all makes and styles of garments now in use known to them, or that have been used during the past ten years and in designing this garment have difi'ered from any wrap-around style in shape and pattern in this design and also have made improvements on all existing wrap-around styles known to them.

A thorough try-out of this garment having been given through actual wear by the inventors themselves before patent application was made, it was found entirely satisfactory and enhanced the figure of those who donned it. Comparisons were made with other wrap-around styles and those to whom it has been submitted for criticism or approval have stated that it was different in appearance and a great improvement on any wrap-aroun style or other dresses of a like nature they had seen.

The inventors while adhering to the basic shape and pattern of this garment wish it understood that their invention may be embodied in a various variety of styles without departing from the basic idea and the scope thereof.

Having described our invention what we desire to point out is:

(a) That the shape and pattern is original and known only to us;

(b) That no garment of a wrap-around type embodies these advantages, such as "set-in sleeves, held together with buttons and buttonholes on the under side of the arm, allowing the sleeve, together with the garment as a whole, to be opened up and spread out flat for easy laundering;

(c) That no other wrap-around type of garment has the cleverly cut and fitted effect, as well as the style and smartness for street wear;

(d) That no other garment of the wrap-around type is as generously cut and contains as much material, providing such ample protection to the wearer, and at the same time opening out as a fiat piece for easy laundering;

(e) That this garment is not designed for economy of cut to the manufacturer, but expressly to provide the wearer with style, smartness, fit and adequate protection, as well as comfort;

(1) That this design has not been copied from any other, and that the shape and pattern of this garment is wholly original and is entirely unlike in shape and pattern to any other garment known;

(g) That the set-in sleeve, with buttons and buttonholes under the arm, is entirely new when incorporated in a wrap-around dress of a type with a sleeve, and that it is the only dress of its type or kind (including the sleeve) which may be opened out flat for laundering, and this sleeve, due to its original shape and pattern when incorporated into the dress proper is of original shape and pattern, and makes a completed garment of different and original shape and pattern from that of any other dress or garment now in existence.

The sleeve of this garment may be fastened underneath the arm with either buttons and buttonholes, snaps, hooks and eyes, zippers or any other fastener than a seam. The invention is not to be limited but includes any type of fastening under the arm on a wrap-around garment with a sleeve attached thereto and which sleeve opens under the arm so that it may be laid out fiat for laundering.

Particularly, the invention includes any type of fastening other than a seam that fastens under the arm of any wrap-around or wrap-around type of garment with sleeves attached, which sleeves open under the arm.

This garment is entirely original in design and being of a shape and pattern differing from that of any other garment and with a sleeve that opens under the arm and is attached to a wrap-around or wrap-around type of garment and we claim originality for any type or kind oi fastening other than a seam for use on any type of wrap-around garment which has a sleeve opening under the arm.

The opening of the sleeve of this garment under the arm being new and original with us as it applies or may be applied to a garment of a wrap-around type or nature may be fastened in any manner we, the inventors, may desire except by the use of a seam under the arm and it is our intention that any and all types of fastenings under the arm except a seam may be used if we so desire. I

The inventors in styling this garment of complicated and unusual design claim originality, due to the fact that each seam or panel formation is especially designed and has a definite and distinct purpose in forming or joining together the parts of shape herein described to complete this garment.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this application, wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 illustrates a diagrammatic view showing the garment ready for use;

Figure 2 illustrates a view in elevation of the front of the garment applied to a wearer;

Figure 3 illustrates a view in elevation of the rear of the garment so applied;

Figure 4 illustrates a sectional view of the garment-fii the line 44 of Fig. 2; and

Figure illustrates a sectional view of the garment on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

In this drawing, the back of the garment which comprises a plurality of parts, to be hereinafter more fully described, is generally identified by the letter A, whereas the front of the garment, likewise comprising a plurality of parts, is designated by the letter B.

The back comprises panels I, 2, 3, 4 and 5 joined together by curved seams, the curvatures of which are designed so that the garment will be form fitting, and the panel 3 extends the full length of the back, whereas the panels 2 and 4 extend from points alining with the neck opening to the lower end, although the edges of these panels are joined to sleeve portions, one at each edge of the garment, and the panels I and 5 have their upper edges connected to the said sleeve portions.

The front of the garment comprises the panels 6, I, 8, 9 and I0, whose upper edges extend to the lower edge of the front panel II- of the garment, and the said front panel II at the upper edge is connected to the panels 2, 3 and 4.

The sleeve portions I2 and I3 have curved inner edges secured to the front panel, and the inner edge of the sleeve portion I2 is secured to the panels I and 2, whereas the sleeve portion I3 has its inner edge secured to the panels 4 and 5. The tie strings I4 and I5, one on each edge of the front portion of the garment, may be secured to the front panel and the side panels of the garment. The back of the garment is also provided with ties I6 and H which, when tied around the body and secured at the front, retain the back portion of the garment in place. The ties I4 and I5 are intended to be tied at the back of the garment as they encircle the waist.

The pockets I8 and IBa are attached to the front skirt portion and in this instance are sewed into the seams of the panels 6, I and 8 and the seams of the panels 8. 9 and III, respectively. Buttons and 2| are provided for the respective sleeves I2 and I3, and buttonholes 22 and 23 are formed for the reception of the buttons, so that when the ends of the sleeves are secured together they embrace the arms and secure the sleeves in place. 24 denotes the neck opening and is sufficiently long and of such dimensions as to permit the garment to be slipped over the head of the wearer in placing or removing the garment. Preferably, darts 25 and 26 are provided in the panels I and 5, respectively, to cause the garment to assume the shape which will closely fit the wearer, and the front panel II is provided with darts 21 and 28 for the same purpose.

It is seen that the panels I to 5 have curved seams and darts so fitted that the garment is held in position in front. The edge 29 of the panel I may be finished in appropriate manner, and the seams 30, 3|, 32 and 33 are appropriately curved to produce a flared skirt and a form fitting effect at the waist line. The edge 34 of the panel 5 is finished in the same manner as has been mentioned with respect to the edge 29 of the panel I. The edge 35 of the panel 6 is finished in appropriate manner.

The panels 6. I. 3, 9 and I 0 are connected by appropriate seams 36, 31, 33 and 39, and when the garment is worn, the seams 36 and 39 are positioned under the arms of the wearer. The edge 40 of the panel III is finished in the manner described with reference to the outer edge of the panel 6.

It is shown that the panels I, 8 and 9 have their upper ends connected to the front panel I I- by a seam H.

The sleeve members are provided with groups of darts 42 and 43, and 44 and 45, respectively. and they are of such a character that causes a proper fit and yet gives fullness at the tops of the sleeves, producing puffs in order to lend a stylish and finished eifect. The inner edge of each sleeve member is secured to the respective panels by seams 46 and 41, and the rear panels at the upper edges are secured to the front panel II by shoulder seams 48 and 49, one of which is on each side of the neck opening.

The structural features and advantages have been stated rather precisely in the description of the several parts of the garment but as a resume it may be stated that distinction is present in the garment in that it is unlike coat style, wrap-arounds, slip-overs, and it so covers the body that no exposure of the body will be shown at the front, back, or sides, and unlike other styles that have a set-in sleeve which has a seam under the arm and which seam continues downward from the top, or through the hem of the garment, this garment diifers from the above described method or construction, in that the sleeve of this garment is not joined by the usual method of a seam under the arm joining the sleeve together. Reference is made to the curved seams in the back A in the accompanying drawing and to the parts or panels numbered I and 5. The purpose of these curved seams is to closely fit the figure and the darts 25 and 26 are so fitted as to hold the garment in position in the front and prevent drooping below the hem and swinging outward from the figure when the ties I6 and I! are tied in place at the front waist line, which brings the seams 39 and 33 directly under the arms of the wearer. The seams 3| and 32 are also curved to produce a flared skirt, add style and to produce a curved and form fitted effect at the waist line.

Reference is made to the front of the garment, top front II and bottom front lettered B in the accompanying drawing. 'Ihese panels are joined to the back A by shoulder seams 43 and 49 alone.

We claim:

1. A garment consisting of a body member of a length sufficient to drape over the shoulders and lie in front of and behind the body of the wearer and consisting of a shoulder portion having a head opening and front and rear portions adapted to overlap when worn, each side of the shoulder portion being formed with a concave scye of a. length sufficient to more than surround the corresponding shoulder of the wearer, sleeve members secured to the body member at the scyes and of equal length therewith, tie bands for said front and rear body portions, and means for securing the ends of the sleeve members detachably together beneath the arms of the wearer.

2. A garment consisting of a body member of a. length sufiicient to drape over the shoulders and lie in front of and behind the body of the wearer and consisting of a shoulder portion having a head opening and front and rear portions adapted to overlap when worn, each side of the shoulder portion being formed with a concave scye of a t A I i means comprising cooperative fastening elements, adjacent the ends of each scye and other cooperative fastening elements at the outer edge of each sleeve member.

HELEN N. TURNER. HAZEL S. WHITE. 

